Skybound Announces ‘Universal Monsters: The Bride Of Frankenstein Lives’

by Olly MacNamee

Continuing its deal with Universal Products & Experiences, Skybound/Image Comics has shared a first look at its latest series, Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, a new four-issue horror series from writer Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Black Widow) and artist and frequent collaborator Mattia De Iulis (Absolute Wonder Woman, The Cull).

Here’s the series’ synopsis:

“Here comes the Bride … Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis reunite once again to deliver the most haunting new horror series of the year. Born in the heart of a thunderstorm, made of stolen flesh, electricity, and monstrous desperation — The Bride lives!

With no memory of her past or understanding of what she is, The Bride takes her first steps into this strange new world. With danger seemingly lurking around every corner, she must solve the mystery of where and who she came from…and discover what makes life worth living.”

And here’s the two collaborators discussing this new series, coming for Halloween Season:

“The original Bride of Frankenstein is a brilliant film exploring the creature’s failed attempts to find friendship and community, and then the desperate act to force others to create that which he cannot find. What it’s not about, however, is how The Bride herself feels about her creation,” said writer Kelly Thompson. “Through The Bride of Frankenstein Lives we get the opportunity to explore not only her search for who and what she is, but her search for the women that were destroyed to create her — all brought to striking vivid life via Mattia De Iluis’s incredible visuals.”

Mattia De Iulis added:

“When I first read Kelly’s script, I knew right away this was going to be something specialWe are finally giving the Bride the center stage, she’s no longer someone’s property, she is a human being fighting for her own story. And for me, it’s an honor to translate that onto the page.”

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 (of 4) is out on Wednesday, 28th October, 2026 with a whole bunch of variant covers: